Life, 1915-11-18 · page 50 of 52
Life — November 18, 1915 — page 50: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes advertising with wartime satire during World War I. **The "No Presumption" section** addresses Irish-American attitudes toward the war. It disputes the assumption that Irish Americans automatically opposed Britain, noting that four-fifths actually supported the Allies—a counterargument to anti-Irish stereotyping. **"Recessional for All Nations"** is a fill-in-the-blank poem satirizing jingoistic war rhetoric. Readers are invited to insert their preferred nations and rivers to create nationalistic battle hymns. The poem mockingly celebrates violence, slaughter, and economic exploitation ("merchandising foe"), satirizing how different nations rationalize their own wars while condemning others'. The title references Kipling's "Recessional," inverting its cautious imperialism into hollow patriotic fervor. **The Bell Telephone exhibit section** is straightforward promotional content celebrating American technological achievement at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, emphasizing transcontinental communication capabilities. The page juxtaposes genuine wartime anxiety (the poem) with American commercial confidence (Bell advertising), reflecting 1915 American ambivalence about the European conflict.
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